My Uncle Oswald.

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1980. Paperback First Edition Thus (1980); Thirteenth Printing. First published in the UK by Michael Joseph in 1979. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; the faintest creases to the backstrip and a hint of creasing to the lower rear corner tip; a tiny nick at the bottom edge of the front panel; the pages have tanned ever so slightly, due to aging. The binding is leans ever so slightly while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing several minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.1 x 4.45 x 0.5 inches). 205 pages. Language: English. Weight: 4.6 ounces. First Edition Thus (1980); Thirteenth Printing. First published in the UK by Michael Joseph in 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Those who only knew Dahl as a writer of funny short stories and haunting children's books, should look here. This is one of his more lengthy stories, although it doesn't have much more than 200 pages. His witty and capricious style hasn't changed either: this is a book as funny as you'll seldom read them. It's not for the young ones though, chiefly because of its main subject: sex. It's not quite of the sort you meet in most books, though: the story is rather a caricature of all existing sexual paradigms. The story's main person, Oswald Cornelius (who is called `uncle' because the whole story is quoted from his `diaries' by a nephew), is, according to Dahl, "the greatest rogue, bounder, connoisseur, bon vivant and fornicator of all time". He seems to get every lady, not regarding age or whatever else, into bed with utmost ease. This gentleman comes across a lot of absolutely ridiculous adventures that are all described in this wicked book. A very humorous story that made me laugh as I'd seldom had before with any book. The way Dahl tackles the subject is simply incredibly funny. You may be in for a shock if you haven't read anything like this before. I can absolutely recommend this book for anyone who likes a very lucid and deliciously weird story.